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Changing the Dates for Objectives

During the planning stages for an objective, you can change the objective start date and end date. You can apply date changes that you make to an objective to its recommended activities by manually changing the dates for each activity. You can also apply date changes that you make to an objective to its recommended activities.

This task is a step in Process of Working with Objectives.

To change the dates for an objective

1. Navigate to the Administration - Data screen, then the Objectives view.
2. Select the Objective record for which you want to change the start date or end date.
3. Select a new start date or end date for the objective by using one of the following methods:
   • In the More Info form, select a new start date or end date for the objective.
   • In the Period field, select a new time period for the objective.

     The start date and end date are automatically set to the first and last dates in the period.

     The start and end dates must be in the date period of the parent objective.

4. In the More Info form, click Apply Period.

   The earliest start and latest completion dates of all recommended activities for the objective are reset to the earliest start and latest completion dates of the objective.